It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights. Yet until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canada—no one except Chuck Fipke and Stu Blusson, who...
Diamond mines and mining
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Author:Cross, L. D.Summary: -
Author:Haggard, H. RiderSummary:A group of adventurers led by English fortune hunter Allan Quartermain follow a mysterious map on a quest to uncover the legendary mines of the biblical King Solomon. The first masterpiece of the "Lost World" genre, and inspiration for...
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Author:Frolick, VernonSummary:This amazing true life story of Charles Fipke, the mining exploration geologist who discovered the vast diamond fields in Canada's North, reads like spell-binding adventure fiction. Fire into Ice follows Fipke-an Indiana Jones of mining...
- Author:Reichs, KathySummary:
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan examines the bodies of three babies while Detective Ryan investigates their mother in a case with ties to the high-stakes world of diamond mining.
- Author:Reichs, KathySummary:
Temperance Brennan and long-time flame Detective Ryan are on a case involving the deaths of three infant siblings in Montreal. When the children's mother takes off in the middle of the investigation, Tempe and Ryan must join forces with...
- Author:Arthurson, WayneSummary:
During a mosquito-infested summer in Edmonton, Métis journalist Leo Desroches, who has just been released from jail, is called to the scene of an apparent overdose of a young Native man in the inner city. Some white rocks spill out of...
